Toronto, Ontario, Canada, July 2026 — TD SYNNEX North America has announced the appointment of Chris Fabes as President, Canada, strengthening its leadership team as the company continues to accelerate growth across the Canadian technology channel ecosystem.
Welcoming Chris to the organization, TD SYNNEX highlighted his more than 20 years of experience across sales, strategy, partner development, and business growth. Recognized for his customer-first mindset, collaborative leadership style, and ability to translate strategy into execution, Chris brings deep expertise across the Canadian technology landscape and the broader IT channel ecosystem. As President, Canada, he will lead TD SYNNEX’s Canadian business, working closely with customers, vendors, and channel partners to drive growth, strengthen strategic relationships, and expand the company’s market leadership.
Prior to joining TD SYNNEX, Chris served as Vice President, Canada at SHI International Corp., where he led a national growth strategy focused on SaaS, AI, networking, modern workplace, services, and data center solutions. He managed a national team of more than 50 professionals while developing strategic vendor partnerships and executing a five-year transformation agenda designed to maximize customer value and business growth. During the same period, he also served as a Consultant and Coach with channelWise, providing strategic advisory services and professional coaching to technology channel organizations.
Before SHI International, Chris spent over 15 years with Lenovo, where he built an exceptional leadership career across both Canadian and global channel businesses. Most recently, he served as Director, Worldwide Sales & Strategy – MSP, CSP & Global Partners, leading the development of Lenovo’s global cloud and managed services partner framework while helping define a multi-billion-dollar growth opportunity across global markets. Earlier, as Head of Canada Channels (Canadian Channel Chief), he led a team of 40 professionals supporting more than 5,000 channel partners, successfully growing annual revenue from US$500 million to US$1.2 billion within three years while transforming the company’s Canadian partner ecosystem. His earlier Lenovo leadership journey also included roles as Senior Manager – Channels Canada and Account Manager – NSP & VAR, consistently delivering industry-leading growth and partner engagement.
Chris began his technology channel career as Lenovo Business Development Manager at PCM, where he successfully expanded Lenovo’s business within the Canadian market. Earlier, he worked as a Corporate Representative at Matrox Graphics Inc., supporting enterprise and public sector customers with advanced visualization technologies, before beginning his professional career as a Financial Services Representative at TD, building a strong foundation in customer relationship management and business development.
As President, Canada, Chris will lead TD SYNNEX’s Canadian operations, focusing on accelerating business growth, strengthening partner relationships, expanding vendor collaborations, advancing next-generation technology solutions, and helping customers and partners navigate the rapidly evolving IT landscape. His extensive experience across channel strategy, cloud transformation, AI, enterprise sales, partner development, and technology distribution positions him to lead the next phase of TD SYNNEX Canada’s growth.
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About TD SYNNEX North America
TD SYNNEX (NYSE: SNX) is one of the world’s leading IT distributors and solutions aggregators, helping customers, vendors, and channel partners maximize the value of technology investments. With a global workforce of approximately 24,000 employees, including more than 11,000 across North America, the company delivers a comprehensive portfolio of technology solutions spanning cloud, cybersecurity, AI, networking, software, data center, and digital transformation services.
Through its extensive ecosystem of technology vendors, solution providers, and channel partners, TD SYNNEX enables organizations to accelerate innovation, improve business outcomes, and unlock new growth opportunities. The company remains committed to advancing technology, fostering diversity and inclusion, and creating lasting value for customers, partners, employees, investors, and the communities it serves.
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